Best Middle Schools in Iowa

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ISASP test scores by the Iowa Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 337)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
191653000984	121	Le Mars Middle School	Public	6-8	977 3rd Ave SW	Le Mars	51031	Plymouth County	Le Mars Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 546-7022	488	35	13.9	38.1%	341 (69.9%)	26 (5.3%)	84 (17.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.7%)	18 (3.7%)	$11,970			$241			$11,730	64.2	64.3	114	7
190519000167	122	Boyden-Hull High School	Public	7-12	801 1st St	Hull	51239	Sioux County	Boyden-Hull Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 439-2440	291	22	13.2	39.2%	209 (71.8%)	1 (0.3%)	76 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$14,033			$166			$13,867	64.1	59.8	146	24
191662000992	123	Lenox High School	Public	7-12	600 S Locust St	Lenox	50851	Taylor County	Lenox Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 333-2244	217	17	12.6	52.5%	164 (75.6%)	3 (1.4%)	49 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,392			$428			$12,964	63.9	78.1	49	74
193063001765	124	Webster City Middle School	Public	5-8	1101 Des Moines Street	Webster City	50595	Hamilton County	Webster City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 832-9220	455	31	14.4	51.9%	310 (68.1%)	4 (0.9%)	110 (24.2%)	21 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$12,851			$172			$12,678	63.8	40	229	105
191818001041	125	Madrid Junior High School	Public	6-8	599 N Kennedy	Madrid	50156	Boone County	Madrid Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 795-3240	153	12	13.1	28.8%	142 (92.8%)	2 (1.3%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$11,710			$73			$11,637	63.6	65.6	107	18
192691001583	126	Spencer Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 10th Avenue East	Spencer	51301	Clay County	Spencer Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 262-3345	514	32	16.2	43.0%	449 (87.4%)	3 (0.6%)	40 (7.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$11,941			$315			$11,626	63.6	58.7	156	30
191266001402	127	Gladbrook-Reinbeck Junior High & High School	Public	7-12	600 Blackhawk Street	Reinbeck	50669	Grundy County	Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 345-2921	212	20	10.6	35.4%	197 (92.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$15,800			$458			$15,344	63	58.7	155	28
191005001956	128	Earlham Middle School	Public	6-8	535 N Chestnut Ave	Earlham	50072	Madison County	Earlham Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 758-2214	132	7	19.4	15.9%	121 (91.7%)	3 (2.3%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$13,748			$102			$13,646	63	51.3	184	56
190002700260	129	Riverside Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	18997 Hwy 59	Oakland	51560	Pottawattamie County	Riverside Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 484-2291	359	22	16.4	35.7%	316 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$14,392			$196			$14,197	62.8	63.1	118	11
191335000751	130	Clayton Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	131. S. River Park Drive	Guttenberg	52052	Clayton County	Clayton Ridge Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 252-1747	125	5	25.3	40.0%	111 (88.8%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$23,579			$712			$22,867	62.7	78.2	48	82

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ISASP English Language Arts, ISASP Mathematics, ISASP Science test scores released by the Iowa Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 18, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Iowa Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Iowa Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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